6Synonyms found for trestle

Word Origin & History

trestle early 14c., "a support for something," from O.Fr. trestel "crossbeam" (12c.), presumed to be an alteration of L. *transtellum, dim. of transtrum "beam, crossbar." Specific meaning "support for a bridge" is recorded from 1796.

Example Sentences for trestle

The trestle legs fold, and both pieces can be stowed in the back of a closet.

Its members set up trestle tables at weekends in several big cities and hand out leaflets.

It occurred where eastbound and westbound rails overlap on a trestle.

In between were three rows of trestle tables with benches.

Those facing west will overlook a crumbling railroad trestle and more industrial landscape.

Trestle some modern steel trestles are composed of a number of girder bridge segments.

It is often a long, brisk, outdoor walk to a trestle stairway to board the plane.

They all sit down for a big feed at trestle tables set outdoors.

At the site, there was a wooden trestle with a large crawler crane situated in the middle of the trestle.

They are currently using divers to install under water bracing elements needed to support the heavy trestle loads.